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Tote Scoop 6: Favourites And Fancies (Friday 8th November)

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Friday of course means we have the first of the weekend’s Tote Scoop 6’s with races coming form Newcastle and Chelmsford this evening. A tricky night is in store for Scoop 6 players with all but one of the races featuring thirteen or more runners. Check out the GG selections for each below, along with the runners expected to be in the hunt as they head for the judge.

The first race is a 6f Sprint, with fourteen taking on this Class 4 outing. Magical Spirit is the first of the GG selections. Winner of two out of the last four starts, including a win over course and distance last time out on return from a wind op. Comes into the race four pounds heavier and with tougher competition, but has a good chance.

Favourite Astro Jakk will be looking to continue the form that has seen a win and two seconds in three career starts, while John Kirkup will be hoping to recreate the same form, when winning at Ayr last month.

Next up is a 1m, Class 6 Handicap with thirteen runners taking part. Puchita is the next GG choice. Despite being a twenty-six race maiden, recent runs in cheek-pieces have aided improvement in their performance, with a second and third at Wolverhampton recently. If this can continue, they can push for places, but it will be a tough ask, against a competitive field.

Last time winner Proceeding is favourite, with RPR and TS leader Troop looking to end a run of three successive second place finishes.

The midway point of the Scoop 6 is our first from Chelmsford, with a fourteen runner Handicap over a mile. Caribbean Spring is the GG pick here, with the joint OR and RPR leader looking to return to the form that has seen four A/W wins. Finished third here over seven furlong in September, before a disappointing fifth under the same remit, six days ago. Mile trip should suit here.

Race four is over 1m 5f, with fourteen taking on this Class 6 Handicap. Joint favourite Royal Dancer is the GG selection here and won recently at Brighton in early October. Made debut on fibresand at Southwell which was a little disappointing, but should improve after that first experience.

Falcon Cliffs is the other joint favourite. The horse has failed to win in the last twenty-two runs, but has a second and third to their name in recent trips, thanks to a drop in weight. Certainly the main threat to the GG pick here, with the others 7/1 bar.

The penultimate race is a 6f sprint, with nine runners taking part in this Handicap. Knockout Blow is the GG choice here. Has not been able to follow up the win in July at Brighton, however a fourth at Kempton last time out on a return to the A/W puts him in with a chance here, if they can repeat the feat.

The final leg of the Scoop 6 is a 5f charge back at Newcastle, with fourteen taking on this Class 6 Handicap. Vallarta is the final GG selection for the day and recently won at Hamilton in September on heavy ground. Picked up a second at Southwell after that, but there are some question marks over his return to Tapeta. Has a chance on form, but may need to adjust to a surface he has not run on since 2017.

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